Speaking after the COBRA meeting, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab admitted that the "pace and scale" of the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan was "surprising" and a "lesson to learn from".
Mr Raab added that the UK's main focus "right now" is the evacuation of British nationals.
Report by Czubalam.
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